redundant

superfluo, inutile

Che non serve più o è di troppo perché qualcos’altro svolge già la stessa funzione.

In inglese semplice: No longer needed, or extra because something else already does the same job.

• These extra steps are redundant.
• New technology has made the old equipment redundant.
• We removed redundant files from the system.

Come si usa: make something redundant (The new software made several tools redundant.)

Sinonimi: unnecessary, superfluous, surplus

Contrari: necessary, essential

Espressioni comuni: become redundant, redundant equipment, make something redundant

licenziato per esubero

Che ha perso il lavoro perché il datore non ha più bisogno di qualcuno che svolga quelle mansioni.

In inglese semplice: Having lost your job because your employer no longer needs someone to do it.

• Ten workers were made redundant.
• He found another job after being made redundant.
• The company plans to make more staff redundant.

Come si usa: be made redundant (She was made redundant when the office closed.)

Sinonimi: laid off

Espressioni comuni: made redundant, make someone redundant, redundant workers

ridondante, ripetitivo

Che ripete informazioni o usa parole che non aggiungono nulla a quanto già detto.

In inglese semplice: Repeating information or using words that add nothing to what has already been said.

• The last sentence is redundant.
• She deleted several redundant words from the paragraph.
• Is 'past history' a redundant expression?

Sinonimi: repetitive, superfluous

Espressioni comuni: redundant words, redundant phrase, redundant information